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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1929
Page
4
Washington dispatch outlines continued Hoover renomination strength amid Coolidge rumors and factional whispers. It notes potential anti Hoover moves, Democratic chatter around Owen Young, and a Seattle commutation push for Indian offender Hugh Smith. Washington’s hotel staff study foreign language to greet Latin guest influx.
A galaxy of football men attended the Athens Elks banquet honoring Ohio Universitys champion Bobcat squad. Publicity favors winning teams, and the Green and White received abundant space while many capable squads missed headlines. Coach Peden warns 1930 will be different and proves the town loyalty to the team.
Margaret E. Sangster argues against female intellect as a basis for male admiration. She cites Princeton freshmen who favored physical beauty over brains and notes few would invite competition, claiming men prefer conventional charm to intellect.
A weather expert argues data on why people discuss climate has only 200 years of records in the U S and stresses a 40 year average. He notes regional differences and suggests springs may be arriving earlier, while the public clings to memories of harsher winters and more winter activities.
New York institutions report women hold 41 percent of national wealth. About 9 million women earn wages and drive savings bank growth while 80 percent of savings deposits come from women. Insurance, estates, and tax data reflect significant female financial power. A St Louis survey finds high rates of women with savings, securities, safekeeping boxes, and wills.
The piece chronicles Winchell Smith the world’s richest playwright with an estimated five million saved from hits like The Fortune Hunters Lightnin and Abie’s Irish Rose. It traces his rise from Hartford to Broadway, his long struggle to success, and later retirement in Farmington Connecticut. It notes other figures like Sam Raphaelson who found fame with The Jazz Singer and then faded, with Hollywood providing greater riches than stage hits.
State Health Director Dr. C. A. Neal announced two new chiefs in Columbus. Dr. Homer Austin becomes chief of the Division of Hygiene, and Dr. Alfred B. Lipper takes over as chief of the Division of Child Hygiene.
Dr McCoy explains human form as morphology and links posture to weight. He advises nervous overactivity or obesity responses, promotes rest or exercise, and outlines back and breathing exercises to correct round shoulders and improve respiration.
Essay discusses imagined long range aviation with wide rights of way and frequent landing sites, then notes required intermediate landing spots. It references the Wall Street crash, a New Yorker buying a $100000 diamond, a $750000 Oriental pearl necklace, and contrasts riches with an Ohio girl’s simple gift. It also cites New York state insurance totals and a city’s annual spending, underscoring the era’s vast wealth.
The text notes that tens of billions have boosted state incomes and that the average family earns about $4,000 annually. It argues this prosperity could draw foreign nations into extended commitments like the League of Nations or a world court, potentially constraining Uncle Sam and his finances.
In Our American specialty crime notes a girl is found dead in a cab near her home. St Joseph Michigan reports a fugitive from murder possibly linked to a Chicago wholesale butchery. The public lingers on that incident with several men made to face the wall.
The passage argues that larger business expands opportunities and wages but risks oppression if not checked. It warns that educated people can restrain monopoly while those lacking brains may be easily taught to acquiesce, suggesting a societal tension between capital growth and worker autonomy.
United States Steel Corporation plans to purchase Atlas Portland Cement Company, one of the nation's largest cement concerns. The merger would expand U S Steel’s already sizable cement operations as it seeks further growth.
A sample Q and A set outlines Amelight production by incandescence of lime with gases. It asks about wood usage where fuel dominates others like lumber, fencing, ties, and pulp. It defines a dumb piano as a small keyboard instrument. It explains Lake Michigan dunes form via wind, driftwood, and sand deposition with shifting dunes. It notes 4 percent of prisoners have college education. It briefly defines landscape architecture as a modern art scope.
A quoted definition by the late President Eliot describes landscape architecture as a fine art focused on beauty in human settings and natural scenery, while also promoting comfort health and urban well being. A article notes Ralph Blake, 22, a vice consul at Nuevo Laredo, Oregon born, is claimed as the youngest in US diplomatic service. It adds Inez Haynes Irwin was born in Rio Janeiro Brazil on March 2 1873.
A compact note teaching proper English usage and pronunciation. It covers common misuses such as motion versus move and correct spellings like haggard. It highlights synonyms for captivity and defines marital as relating to marriage with an example of marital difficulties.
Congressman I M Foster Thur man Morgan Judge L G Worstell Henry Zenner John Finsterwald W A Carpenter and Andrew Murphy attended a Republican gathering in Jackson this week. Athens County seeded winter wheat 7 996 acres of 2 476 000 statewide, with state wheat sowing down 12 percent. Dr Ruth Jerseyville High was chosen to fill the unexpired district superintendent term left by I M Moore. Mr and Mrs J M Dixon hosted Mrs Carl Yasala and daughter Betty of Coolville.
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